Coping With The Summer Conditions
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Coping With The Summer Conditions
Hi Guys and Gals - My husband and I are shortly to be arriving on the Costa Del Sol and we are wondering how you all cope with the heat. Does anyone know what the temperature is likely to be this year? We imagine that it will be necessary to say in during the day. Is it necessary to have air conditioning? If so is it expensive? Are houses built to withstand the heat/stay cool? Are stone houses better? Presumably it would be better to live by the coast... Thanks for your comments.
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Hi Guys and Gals - My husband and I are shortly to be arriving on the Costa Del Sol and we are wondering how you all cope with the heat. Does anyone know what the temperature is likely to be this year? We imagine that it will be necessary to say in during the day. Is it necessary to have air conditioning? If so is it expensive? Are houses built to withstand the heat/stay cool? Are stone houses better? Presumably it would be better to live by the coast... Thanks for your comments.
you can also look at history for last year - but of course who knows what will happen this year?
yes, it is usually cooler on the coast
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Re: Coping With The Summer Conditions
Hi Guys and Gals - My husband and I are shortly to be arriving on the Costa Del Sol and we are wondering how you all cope with the heat. Does anyone know what the temperature is likely to be this year? We imagine that it will be necessary to say in during the day. Is it necessary to have air conditioning? If so is it expensive? Are houses built to withstand the heat/stay cool? Are stone houses better? Presumably it would be better to live by the coast... Thanks for your comments.
In the hot weather, keep the windows open all night (with mozzie screens) and shut them tight first thing. Keep doors shut all day as the air can feel like a fan assisted oven, and it will warm the inside of the house which will then cook you at night. Get acclimatised, be sensible, do hard work first and last thing, and never let the sun shine into the house.
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Re: Coping With The Summer Conditions
Hi Guys and Gals - My husband and I are shortly to be arriving on the Costa Del Sol and we are wondering how you all cope with the heat. Does anyone know what the temperature is likely to be this year? We imagine that it will be necessary to say in during the day. Is it necessary to have air conditioning? If so is it expensive? Are houses built to withstand the heat/stay cool? Are stone houses better? Presumably it would be better to live by the coast... Thanks for your comments.
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Who's going to be the first to point out that summer is a breeze - it's winter that's the killer?
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Re: Coping With The Summer Conditions
Don't forget, in a closed room, a fan will actually warm the room.
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Re: Coping With The Summer Conditions
Hi Guys and Gals - My husband and I are shortly to be arriving on the Costa Del Sol and we are wondering how you all cope with the heat. Does anyone know what the temperature is likely to be this year? We imagine that it will be necessary to say in during the day. Is it necessary to have air conditioning? If so is it expensive? Are houses built to withstand the heat/stay cool? Are stone houses better? Presumably it would be better to live by the coast... Thanks for your comments.
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Re: Coping With The Summer Conditions
But yes closing all the windows, with drawing the black drapes helps a bunch. Though you'll be living in a batcave but at least you'll be cool
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Re: Coping With The Summer Conditions
the place we have brought has an air con unit and we have a portable one to bring out as well so should be ok
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we are not sure yet about the cost of electricity but will find out more when we are out late april
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You need to have a portable one that has a ducted exhaust, so you can send the waste aair out of the apartment, otherwise you will be filling your place with the water vapour.
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Don't try and live an English life.
In the hot weather, keep the windows open all night (with mozzie screens) and shut them tight first thing. Keep doors shut all day as the air can feel like a fan assisted oven, and it will warm the inside of the house which will then cook you at night. Get acclimatised, be sensible, do hard work first and last thing, and never let the sun shine into the house.
In the hot weather, keep the windows open all night (with mozzie screens) and shut them tight first thing. Keep doors shut all day as the air can feel like a fan assisted oven, and it will warm the inside of the house which will then cook you at night. Get acclimatised, be sensible, do hard work first and last thing, and never let the sun shine into the house.